Matthew 24:10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other.
1 Timothy 4:1 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.
Are you sensing that the “great falling away” is happening, and that we are now in the age of increased deception? We’re seeing it too, and the overwhelming evidence of apostasy is happening all around us. Our young people are turning away from the faith in droves, and many leaders once thought to be solid preachers of truth are compromising and embracing doctrines of demons.
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For as much as we talk about persecution from a world that hates those of us who proclaim Christ, there is one who hates us more. We have an enemy on the prowl, and as watchmen and women, you and I have huge targets on our backs as we try to help our friends and family navigate these confusing times. And our children. If we don’t ground them in the doctrine of truth, they will fall away with the rest of the world.
Our guest today calls this increased deception a clever sniper campaign, and our children are in the cross-hairs. Ingrid Schlueter grew up in Christian broadcasting and began producing Christian talk radio at the age of 21. For 7 years, she was publisher of Slice of Laodicea, one of the pioneer Christian blogs covering the compelling spiritual issues of the day. For twenty-three years she produced and co-hosted a syndicated Christian radio show based in Milwaukee,and she currently works as a producer for a Christian radio show in Dallas, researching and tracking the tremendous changes within evangelicalism.
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I'm never sure what "the Lord told me" means. Does it mean that our Lord appeared out of thin air at the kitchen table to reveal a new truth? Does it mean that a disembodied voice rang out from the ether to reveal heretofore unknown revelation? I agree that we need to test the spirits if we are “hearing” the Lord.
The Lord has told me that he is readying changes in the Church his Bride and his new thing in the Church will be rejected by many in the Church. This is the great falling away. He further told me that this is not a Tribulation event and that this is a NOW word. Not sure what to do with this as I am not a Prophet. 2-11-14
No Ester, you are not hearing from the Lord that He is going to do a new thing. Please test the spirits and hold everything up to the Scripture. Jesus told us exactly what will happen in the end times. If a "new thing" is rejected by Christians, it will be because it goes outside of what the Word of God says.
If you continue to get this prompting, ask the Lord God Jesus Christ to reveal truth to you in His Word. The real Holy Spirit always points us to Jesus as Son of God, third Person of the Trinity, who will reveal our true hearts and convict us when necessary. We do not want to be following another "jesus" or another gospel. Praying for you, and asking others here to do the same.
I'm never sure what "the Lord told me" means. Does it mean that our Lord appeared out of thin air at the kitchen table to reveal a new truth? Does it mean that a disembodied voice rang out from the ether to reveal heretofore unknown revelation? I agree that we all need to test the spirits if we are “hearing” the Lord.
The falling away has been happening since Hort and Westcott translated the bible and any derivatives they have spawned. We see the results in our churches today. (The Eddie longs, T.D. Jakes, Joel Osteen, and so many more). We can't read the real Word of God because most of the translations are from the text used by these two men. You need a geneva bible 1560 or king James bible 1611.
Sorry, it's not the translation, it's the quashing of the Holy Spirit. I'd like to say that it's a result of some parties claiming the Holy Spirit is gone and the heart of men seeking to find something, anything to replace what you've taken away. But I would be wrong. It's more like a return of Simon Magus wielding the power that the Apostles withheld from him. No, the Geneva or KJV bible isn't going to save anyone.